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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 24, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 24, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Cory Thomas, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communications chief and native of South Hill, Va., prepares to have a pie smashed in his face by Cpl. Konnor Moore, CLB-22 radio operator and native of Tremonton, Utah, as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Cory Thomas, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communications chief and native of South Hill, Va., prepares to have a pie smashed in his face by Cpl. Konnor Moore, CLB-22 radio operator and native of Tremonton, Utah, as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Vincent Young, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sergeant major and native of Bronx, N.Y., and Pfc. Rodney Corriveau, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd MEU, motor transport mechanic and native of Arcadia, Fla., smash each other in the face with pies as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Vincent Young, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sergeant major and native of Bronx, N.Y., and Pfc. Rodney Corriveau, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd MEU, motor transport mechanic and native of Arcadia, Fla., smash each other in the face with pies as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Craig Jenkins, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), food service specialist and New Orleans native, smashes a pie into the face of Staff Sgt. Emanuel Burton, CLB-22 mess chief and Cleveland native, as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Craig Jenkins, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), food service specialist and New Orleans native, smashes a pie into the face of Staff Sgt. Emanuel Burton, CLB-22 mess chief and Cleveland native, as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Emanuel Burton, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), mess chief and Cleveland native, begs not to have a pie smashed in his face by Cpl. Craig Jenkins, CLB-22 food service specialist and New Orleans native, as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Emanuel Burton, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), mess chief and Cleveland native, begs not to have a pie smashed in his face by Cpl. Craig Jenkins, CLB-22 food service specialist and New Orleans native, as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departs the flight deck of the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departs the flight deck of the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Cory Thomas, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communications chief and native of South Hill, Va., smashes a pie into the face of 1st Lt. Victor Szeligowski, CLB-22 communications officer and native of Newark, Ill., as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Cory Thomas, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communications chief and native of South Hill, Va., smashes a pie into the face of 1st Lt. Victor Szeligowski, CLB-22 communications officer and native of Newark, Ill., as part of a fundraiser to benefit a Marine Corps birthday ball, during a “Half-Way Day” celebration aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to mark the approximate middle of the current deployment. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard an MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) wait to depart the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard an MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) wait to depart the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departs the flight deck of the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departs the flight deck of the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) to depart the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) to depart the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load ammunition into magazines aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) as they prepare to support ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 20, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load ammunition into magazines aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) as they prepare to support ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN SEA (June 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shaun Hansen, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), machine gunner and native of Woodcliff Lake, N.J., and Lance Cpl. Zachary Gulbronson, BLT 1/6 machine gunner and native of Wewahitchka, Fla., man an M240B machine gun and provide security as the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) transits the Strait of Hormuz on its way to the Arabian Gulf. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN SEA (June 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shaun Hansen, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), machine gunner and native of Woodcliff Lake, N.J., and Lance Cpl. Zachary Gulbronson, BLT 1/6 machine gunner and native of Wewahitchka, Fla., man an M240B machine gun and provide security as the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) transits the Strait of Hormuz on its way to the Arabian Gulf. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN SEA (June 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Estevan Romero, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administrator and native of Tucson, Ariz., mans a twin-linked M2 machine gun and provides security as the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) transits the Strait of Hormuz on its way to the Arabian Gulf. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN SEA (June 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Estevan Romero, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administrator and native of Tucson, Ariz., mans a twin-linked M2 machine gun and provides security as the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) transits the Strait of Hormuz on its way to the Arabian Gulf. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 15, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kenneth Sandoval, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) military police officer and native of Eagle Point, Ore., demonstrates proper search techniques to members of an evacuation control center (ECC) team during ECC training aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 15, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kenneth Sandoval, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) military police officer and native of Eagle Point, Ore., demonstrates proper search techniques to members of an evacuation control center (ECC) team during ECC training aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 15, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Linden Munro, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) military police officer and native of Athens, Ga., demonstrates proper metal detection search techniques to members of an entry control center (ECC) team during ECC training aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 15, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Linden Munro, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) military police officer and native of Athens, Ga., demonstrates proper metal detection search techniques to members of an entry control center (ECC) team during ECC training aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Wells, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), motorman and native of Owingsville, Ky., sets up his mortar tube aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Wells, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), motorman and native of Owingsville, Ky., sets up his mortar tube aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Peter Gilchriest, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), squad automatic weapon gunner and native of Syracuse, N.Y., sights in during dry-fire drills aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Peter Gilchriest, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), squad automatic weapon gunner and native of Syracuse, N.Y., sights in during dry-fire drills aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 15, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ferdinand Babilonia, center, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), supply chief and native of Camuy, Puerto Rico, briefs a simulated evacuation control center (ECC) scenario to an assembly of 22nd MEU ECC team members before conducting training aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 15, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ferdinand Babilonia, center, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), supply chief and native of Camuy, Puerto Rico, briefs a simulated evacuation control center (ECC) scenario to an assembly of 22nd MEU ECC team members before conducting training aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practices a break-fall aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region.( (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practices a break-fall aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region.( (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Baloh, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rifleman and native of Detroit, practices a combat roll aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Baloh, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rifleman and native of Detroit, practices a combat roll aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 9, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Bataan, are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald